Three problems related to brake electric antilock have been reported for the 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
While driving at approx 30-35 mph coming off exit ramp started slowing down , applied brakes ,no brakes, no steering ,loss of power /electrical power. Kept pressing brakes; put car in park, restarted engine, engine started, hit gas pedal, started to proceed, went to hit brakes, again loss of power. This defect kept occurring everytime when hitting brakes, drove vehicle to local gas station. Mechanic felt something wrong with program. Called dealership, towed vehicle. Dealer found nothing wrong with vehicle. This defect is a potential for an accident.
When the brake pedal is depressed gently braking is fine, but when the brake pedal is depressed hard the pedal goes to the floor. When the pedal goes to the floor it passes the accelerator, when the brake pedal passes the accelerator is depressed too, and this causes the vehicle to go out of control.
When applying the abs brakes in normal conditions, the pedal goes to the floor and there is extended stopping distance before the vehicle comes complete stop.